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- I Built a Trash Can That Hates Trash
- Using CBD To Relieve Pain: Is It Advisable?
- Can We Travel Through Time?
- Poor Health In Youth Might Increase Risk of Dementia Later In Life
- Does Music Training Make Your Child Smarter?
- <i>Star Wars</i> Movie Titles Corrected
- Farmer Returns Prosthetic Leg To A Double Amputee Skydiver
- Do Any Animals Survive Being Swallowed Alive?
- Using Science To Somehow Cure Heartbreak
- Having Fun With Ghost of Tsushima’s Camera Mode
- It’s SpongeBob, But It’s Anime
- An Unexpected Ice Cream Flavor
- World’s Tallest Giraffe
- Who Was King Arthur?
- The Surprising Importance of Skunks in the History of Chicago
| I Built a Trash Can That Hates Trash Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:12 PM PDT
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| Using CBD To Relieve Pain: Is It Advisable? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:12 PM PDT
If there was something that everybody would want gone, it would be pain. Fortunately, we could experience that comfort for a short time through the use of topical and oral pain relievers. When it comes to topical pain relievers, creams and products containing cannabidiol (CBD) seem to be popular these days. Scientists, however, are worried for people who use these products, as it is still not fully known what the benefits and risks of using CBD are. Head over to Discover Magazine to know more about this topic. (Image Credit: Thayne Tuason/ Wikimedia Commons) |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:10 PM PDT
Back in 2009, the late Stephen Hawking held a party for time travellers. That fateful day, nobody showed up as he waited and waited, and this event became Hawking's experimental evidence that traveling back in time was impossible. But can the same be said if a person wanted to travel forward in time? Surprisingly, it is an entirely different story: we can travel forward in time, and science tells us five ways to do so. These are:
Know more details about these methods over at Cosmos Magazine. (Image Credit: Genty/ Pixabay) |
| Poor Health In Youth Might Increase Risk of Dementia Later In Life Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:09 PM PDT
Conventional wisdom tells us that we should start trying to be healthy as early as we can if we want to stay longer here on Earth. As they say, whatever man sows, that he shall reap also. So if you don't take care of your body right now when you're still young, you'll suffer the consequences in the future when you get older. Education and lifestyle behaviors in our teens and 20s appear to impact our risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life, according to three new studies presented Thursday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2020. A lack of access to high-quality education at an early age; being overweight during early adulthood; or having high blood pressure, diabetes and two or more heart health risk factors in the teen years, 20s and midlife were significantly connected to cognitive issues and dementia in later life, according to the new research. Check out more details about this research over at CNN. (Image Credit: TeeFarm/ Pixabay) |
| Does Music Training Make Your Child Smarter? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:07 PM PDT
According to popular belief, music training helps in improving cognitive and academic performance. But is this really the case? Apparently, previous research about this topic have resulted in inconsistent conclusions, with some researches affirming the belief, and others which state the opposite. So which is true? A new study may have finally found the truth of the matter. Researchers Giovanni Sala at Fujita Health University, Japan and Fernand Gobet at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK examined existing experimental evidence regarding the impact of music training on children's non-music cognitive skills and academic achievement. [...] Giovanni Sala, the lead author said: "Our study shows that the common idea that 'music makes children smarter' is incorrect. On the practical side, this means that teaching music with the sole intent of enhancing a child's cognitive or academic skills may be pointless. While the brain can be trained in such a way that if you play music, you get better at music, these benefits do not generalize in such a way that if you learn music, you also get better at maths. Researchers' optimism about the benefits of music training appears to be unjustified and may stem from misinterpretation of previous empirical data." This does not mean to say, however, that music training is useless. Fernand Gobet, the corresponding author added: "Music training may nonetheless be beneficial for children, for example by improving social skills or self-esteem. Certain elements of music instruction, such as arithmetical music notation could be used to facilitate learning in other disciplines." What are your thoughts about this one? (Image Credit: Vladvictoria/ Pixabay) |
| <i>Star Wars</i> Movie Titles Corrected Posted: 31 Jul 2020 06:52 PM PDT
The titles of the nine Star Wars movies work much better when you swap them around to the film they actually describe. This guy does just that, although he goes fast, so you might want to watch a second time. Episode I: The Rise of Skywalker -via Metafilter |
| Farmer Returns Prosthetic Leg To A Double Amputee Skydiver Posted: 31 Jul 2020 06:52 PM PDT
Last Saturday, double amputee Chris Marckres, of Hyde Park, decided to go skydiving in West Addison, Vermont. As he leapt from the plane however, he lost one of his prosthetic legs. "I think my adrenaline was so high and I was just so excited, I didn't realize I had lost it," Marckres told NECN and NBC10 Boston. Thankfully, the man landed safely despite losing one prosthetic leg, as he was harnessed to a skydiving instructor. After the incident, he immediately posted about his missing leg on social media. Fortunately, a farmer Joe Marszalkowski found Marckres leg the next day on the soybean field. Beyond a few scratches, it was undamaged. "You've always got to keep an eye out," said Marszalkowski, who compared the discovery to a needle in a haystack. He said he was grateful he found the leg without running it over with a machine during the fall harvest. "Or, God forbid, the combine sucked it up — it would've destroyed it," Marszalkowski said. The man's pretty brave to skydive despite having no legs. (Image Credit: Jack Thurston/NECN and NBC10 Boston via AP) |
| Do Any Animals Survive Being Swallowed Alive? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 02:03 PM PDT
Seafood fans know that the way to ensure the very freshest seafood is to consume it before it actually dies, although relatively few can bring themselves to do that. However, animals besides humans eat live prey every day. You have to wonder what that unfortunate meal goes through and exactly what kills it inside the consumer's body. While Today I Found Out explains that process, they also address the question of whether it is possible to survive being swallowed alive. It depends on the animal, both the predator and the prey, and the answers are both gross and informative. For example, the Tornatellides boeningi snail of Japan's Hahajima Island are known to have a small chance of surviving an entire trip through a bird's digestive system after being eaten. We like to imagine this process leaves the snail's shell with a shiny new buff job, though it probably never smells quite the same. There are other examples, including prey that have managed to fight their way out, which you can read about at Today I Found Out. |
| Using Science To Somehow Cure Heartbreak Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:33 PM PDT
One of the most painful things that a human being could experience is a heartbreak. A person who has been scarred by this experience can succumb to depression, anxiety, and sometimes, even post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Love and heartbreak often go together. Sometimes, the suffering that comes with the end of a relationship helps us grow. It can force us to slow down, reflect on what happened, and learn to avoid repeating past mistakes. But other times, the suffering just crushes our soul. The pain becomes too much to bear, and it prevents us from moving on with our lives or opening ourselves up to positive relationships. Thankfully, there are many ways that can help us move on, and one of these is science. Early this year… a real-life technique for memory modification in response to heartbreak hit the newsstands. The coverage centered on Alain Brunet, a psychiatrist and expert in post-traumatic stress disorder at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. In his lab, Brunet works with victims of what he calls "romantic betrayals." These can range from harassment by a former lover to sudden abandonment by a long-term partner. He uses a technique known as reconsolidation therapy, which combines a drug-based treatment with practical exercises to change the emotional content of disturbing recollections. "We don't treat the symptoms," Brunet says of his method, "we treat the memory." Know more about Brunet's method over at Nautilus. What are your thoughts about this one? (Image Credit: Ben_Kerckx/ Pixabay) |
| Having Fun With Ghost of Tsushima’s Camera Mode Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:33 PM PDT
In recent years, many games, such as Watch Dogs 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Spider-Man, have incorporated a camera mode feature which allows you to capture beautiful environments and moments inside the game, and perhaps the best game that has this feature is none other than the recently released Ghost of Tsushima, where you can explore a part of 13th century Japan and capture epic moments there. But the camera mode feature is not only for epic moments; it can also be used for funny moments, and that's what these gamers just did! See the photos over at 9GAG. (Image Credit: Sou_gamer_prog/ Twitter/ 9GAG)
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| It’s SpongeBob, But It’s Anime Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:33 PM PDT
Over two years after he released his video that would give us a glimpse of how the Spongebob Squarepants series would look like if given the animé treatment, YouTuber Narmak finally makes a full fanmade episode based on the iconic Nickelodeon animated series. The video, titled SpongeBob Anime Ep #1: Bubble Bass Arc (Original Animation), premiered on YouTube last July 24. As of this writing, the video now has over 7 million views. What are your thoughts about this fanmade episode? (Image Credit: Narmak/ YouTube)
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| An Unexpected Ice Cream Flavor Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:33 PM PDT
Japan is home to the most unexpected products in the market. It isn't a big surprise when you find out that they're selling an ice cream flavor based on a very special type of sushi. Special, yes - but also very pungent. The funazushi is a specialty of the Shiga Prefecture. The fish used in the special sushi is heavily fermented and left to age in wooden barrels for years. Dubbed as the "stinkiest sushi in the world," this sushi is now a rare ice cream flavor sold at Koko Shiga in Nihonbashi. While we can't really travel all the way to Japan right now to taste it, SoraNews24 has us covered: it tasted more like Mascarpone cheese. The piquant tang of a fermented something was definitely there, but it blended so well with the ice cream that it ended up tasting more like cheese than stinky fish. We were relieved that the amount of funazushi used was perfectly suited to the ice cream, creating a delicious flavour that makes us understand why a lot of people pay high prices to enjoy fermented sushi. The smell and pungency may be dialled down in the soft-serve version, but the essence of the fermentation still shines through image via SoraNews24 |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:33 PM PDT
The holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's tallest living giraffe is a male giraffe named Forest. Forest has a height of eighteen feet and eight inches and is currently residing at the Australia Zoo. Besides being recognized for his height, did you know that he has fathered 12 calves as part of the zoo's giraffe breeding program? image via UPI |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:32 PM PDT
While many of us were raised on stories of the legendary King Arthur, we eventually figure out he was a fictional character. Or was he? The name Arthur is probably based on tales of a local warrior from the earliest annals of British history, which was fleshed out in the 12th-century book The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Geoffrey's version consists of a combination of folk tales and historical events that can be traced to real men. Five of them, actually, whose real-life exploits were reflected in Arthur's adventures. Find out who they were and what they did at History Extra. -via Damn Interesting |
| The Surprising Importance of Skunks in the History of Chicago Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:03 AM PDT
Chicago started out as a fur-trapping station, which the United States wrestled away from the Anishinaabe and Algonquin peoples in 1833. While there were other kinds of animals trapped, much of that luxurious and lucrative fur came from skunks.
They may have fallen out of fashion, but plenty of skunks still live and thrive in Chicago. The origin of the city's name may have even come from skunks, as explained in a brief history at Atlas Obscura. |
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